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Hither is one of a set of three adverbs which are all about directionality. They correspond to three words which are about location: where, here and there. If an object is located near the speaker, it is "here"; if it is further away, it is "there", and if we don't know its location we have an interrogative "where". If something is in motion but it is headed towards "here" it is coming hither; if it is headed towards "there", it is going thither, and if we need to know in what direction it is going, we ask whither it is going. Please note that the three prefixes h-, th- and wh- have the same relation to each other whether the ending is -ere or -ither.
Use of these words has declined over the years, probably because we are able to get the information we need from the verb used without the delicate distinction which these words represent.
Shakespeare uses all of these, and frequently. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo asks "A fair assembly: whither should they come?" In Othello, the Duke says "Fetch Desdemona hither" "Conduct me thither" says the Princess in Love's Labour's lost.
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What does hither and thither mean?
hither and thither means to and fro back and forth round and round side to side
What does claccson mean?
i think it is an old word for "sex object" used in Shakespeare's time.....not fully sure though.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word 'sith'?
In means "since". "I do not know why I live to say this thing's to do sith I have cause and will and strength and means to do it." (Hamlet)
What is one word credited to Shakespeare?
Zany
What word did shakespeare invent as a one syllable word for vomit?
The word "puke", in the sense of "to spit up in a single instance of regurgitation" was coined by Shakespeare in 1600 in the play As You Like It.
What does thither mean in old English?
Thither is not an Old English word. It merely means "there" in Modern English as in hither and thither, "here and there".
What does Shakespeare's word mad-bread mean?
Sorry, Shakespeare did not use that word.
How can you use the word thither in a sentence?
The traveler journeyed from here to thither in search of new adventures.
What do Jesus mean by the word Thither?
hereThither is an obsolete modern english word used by the translators of the KJV: it means here. Usually used with the word come.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word townsfolk?
Shakespeare does not use the word townsfolk.
What does thither mean in rome and Juliet?
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What does hither and thither mean?
hither and thither means to and fro back and forth round and round side to side
What does Shakespeare mean by the word forth?
In a forward direction.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word the?
Shakespeare wrote in English. "The" means exactly the same when he used it as it does when you use it.
What does shortened word oft mean in shakespeare?
Oft is not a shortened word. Often is a lengthened word. The original word is oft and the form often did not appear until about a century before Shakespeare's day. They are, of course, the same word and mean the same thing.
What does gi' mean in shakespeare plays?
William Shakespeare sometimes uses the word gi in his plays. This word has the same meaning as the word give.
What does Shakespeare mean by the word waxen?
Waxen means made of wax. Its meaning has not changed since Shakespeare used it.
